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- 1883-1949 (Creation)
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14 boxes
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This company operated services over most of Latin America, including Brazil. It absorbed a number of smaller companies. In 1929 the Western Telegraph Company and the Eastern Telegraph Company amalgamated to form Cable and Wireless Ltd.
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GB 0103 WTC 1883-1949 Collection (fonds) 14 boxes Western Telegraph Company Ltd
This company operated services over most of Latin America, including Brazil. It absorbed a number of smaller companies. In 1929 the Western Telegraph Company and the Eastern Telegraph Company amalgamated to form Cable and Wireless Ltd.
Deposited by Cable and Wireless in 1965.
Records of the Western Telegraph Company, comprising letter books, 1883-1949; staff lists including European staff books, 1910-1930, and Rio staff list, 1899.
Open.
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
English
. Full catalogue available online. See also 'A Guide to Manuscript Sources for the History of Latin America and the Caribbean in the British Isles', ed Peter Walne (Oxford University Press, London, 1973).
1999; updated July 2018 Brazil Cable and Wireless Ltd Employees Enterprises Personnel Personnel management Private enterprises Rio de Janeiro South America Telecommunications equipment Telex Western Telegraph Company Ltd Workers People by occupation People Organization and administration Health services administration Public administration GovernmentImmediate source of acquisition or transfer
Deposited by Cable and Wireless in 1965.
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Records of the Western Telegraph Company, comprising letter books, 1883-1949; staff lists including European staff books, 1910-1930, and Rio staff list, 1899.
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Open.
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Normal copyright restrictions apply.
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- English
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- Latin
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. Full catalogue available online. See also 'A Guide to Manuscript Sources for the History of Latin America and the Caribbean in the British Isles', ed Peter Walne (Oxford University Press, London, 1973).
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- English